Beetle population dynamics and stress on trees fuel deadly infestations, with big impacts on atmospheric carbon storage in forests (IMAGE)

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Beetle population dynamics and stress on trees fuel deadly infestations, with big impacts on atmospheric carbon storage in forests

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Outbreaks of western pine beetles are decimating ponderosa pines in California’s Sierra Nevada and across the West. A new supercomputer modeling study will help researchers forecast the impact of warming and drought on these forests.

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Los Alamos National Laboratory

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